Combination display and vending cabinet



T. n. TAYL'QR.

Patented Apr. 25, 1922.

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Patented Apr. 25, 1922.

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- v v V I [June/111a) WZLTfl/GJJ C J I Ta 1 cairn stars THOMAS n.TAYLOR, or PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

coMBINA'rIoN :o-Isr'LAY AND VENDING CABINET.

To all whom it may concern; v I V Be it known that I, THOMAS D. TAYLOR,a

Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in of which thefollowing is a specification.

One object ofmy invention is to provide a quired since it can be securedwithin :a shallow recess-of any characten/For example my improvedcabinet is so constructedand arranged that even though it {iscomparatively smallit can contain, and jdispla'y for 1 sale largequantities of cigars, cigarettes,

, candy, chewing gum, newspapers, magazines and other small articles; vI A 1 A further object isto so const'ruct'my'improved cabinet, that theabove mentioned articles can be easily removed therefrom. for

sale purposes;;certain of the articles being arranged so that thepurchaser can personallyremovethem from the cabinet and deposit therequired'amount of money ina re-i ceptacle which is'provided forthatpurpose'. Another obj ect is to so design and arrange .the partsofmy improved cabinet that; a

large reserve stockof mechandise may be contained therein forreplenishing the displayjspaces from time to time.

A still .furtherpbject is to provide interchangeable trays which can-belocked within and so that it will-be pleasingin appearance andefi'ectively display th e articles for salev so that apersoncanfre'adily seewhat articles are offered for sale. V L 1 :Theseobjects, and" other advantageous ends which will be describedhereinafter, I

attain in the following manner, reference 198- Snecification of LettersPatent.

I which citizen of the United States, residing at Figure 1',-CombinationDispla-y and'Vending Cabinets;

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Patented Apr. 25, 1922." I Application fi led January 9 ,1920. Serial N035 O,34 3. i i

ing hadi to the aocompanyingdrawings in Figure 1 is a proved cabinet, LF1gure2 is an front elevation of my Figure 3 is an F'gure 4 is the lineOf Figure-1 elevation offthe right end of a sectional' elevation takenon elevation ofthe left of w F igure 5 is a sectional elevationftaken onthe line 55 of Figure3,' o V Figure-6 is a sectional elevation taken onthe line 66 of Figure 1', A i

Figure? is a perspective view of the cabinet shown in Figures 1. to 6inclusive and I drawn on-an elongated scale,

'Figure 8 is afragrnentary section showing 7 a slight modification incertain ofthe parts of my improved cabinet," drawn onian enlargedscale'and F'gure 9 "is, a fragmentaryy.perspective v View showingcertain ofithez parts made in accordance with the modificationalsoillustrated in Figure 8} 2 Referring to Figures improvedacabinet whichmay be made lof wood; sheet metal or other suitable material includes acasing 10 which "has a vertically extending back '11 and a front 19 i iid front extending parallel with the back for a dis- 'tance upwardlyfrom the base l3 and then "slantingt'oward the back, 'as shown: at 14-.

Thus the uppermost portion of the casing tapers upwardly from the point15 oft 12 front 12 andJat its top isprovided with ;a 1 closed hood 16;this construction being clearly shown inFigures 3, 1 and 6.

"Two openings 17 and 1.8v are formedjin the front 12 directly above the:base 13'; the

opening 18-, being positioned above the opening 17;. A perforated.partition 19-;e tends through the width oflthe casing lfi'between" g theopenings 17-andf18 and drawers20 and 21am adapted to be inserted withinthe openings 17 and" 18 respectively and also extend theffull width ofthe casing 10'. An upright partitions22 is formed within the V width'offthe casing 1O and leads upwardly from a partitionv 23, which extendsabovethe drawer 21; said partition 22 o havinggits for-- ward edge,above v the point- 15, following the slant f of the portionjul i of thecasing. A number; of rack partitionsoare interposed :between ,the,upright partition122 and the end 24 of the caslng 10 Thesemack par -.f

6, are arranged in step formation with their upper edges following thegeneral slant of the portion 14. The bottoms of the rack partitions 25have forwardly extending flanges 26 so that spaces 27 are provided fornewspapers, magazines or the like; the arrangement being such that thestepped formation of-the upper edges of these rack partitions permit theheading of the newspaper or magazine to be readily seen from the frontof thecabinet, By this construction as shown in Figure 6, a chamber 28is provided between the partitions 23 and 22 and the back .11 and end24. This chamber can be used for storing of reserve supplies of variousarticles which are to be offered for sale and a door 29 'is provided inthe end 24 of the casing to permit access to the interior of the chamber28. This door is preferably provided with a key lock 30. Grooved guidestrips 31 are provided around the sides and bottom of'the frontrack'partition 25 to provide an open top frame in which announcementcards or advertising signs of any character can be'insertedso that theycan be easily read by the public.

A partition 32 is provided within the depth of the casing as clearlyshown in Figure 4; said partition 32 extending"upwardly from t'hepartition 2'3 and being located between the upright partition 22 and theopposite end 33 of the casingflOr This provides a space between thepartition 32 and the front 12 in which is mounted two drawers 34 and35the front 12 being cut away to permit entrance of the drawers 34 and3.5. The partition 32, at a pointslightly belowthe level of the point 15of the front 12, slants rearwardly substantially parallel ith theportion'14 and intersects the back 11. A ledge plate 36 extends downwardly at aslant from. the front 12 adjacent the point 15.

Thus t'wo compartments 37 and 38 are provided at opposite sides of thepartition 32; the upper portions of each of these compartments beingtapered as clearly shown in Figure 4. n

The end 33 of the casing 10 has an open- 'ing 39whic'h is in linewiththe compart ment 37 and said end 33 of the casing also has an opening 4Owhich is in line with the compartment 38.

v v 7 Trays 4'1 and 42 are adapted to be slid within the compartments 37and 38 from the openings 39 and 40. "These trays are similarlyconstructed and are interchangeable inview of the fact that the upperends of the trays taper. It is merely necessary to remove the, tray 42from the compartment 38 and to turn the tray around so that its backportion is reversed and' 'becomes the front portion. when inserted,within the compartment 37 Each of the trays '41 and 42 has spaces 43which "are partitioned off for small "articles such as chewing gum andvarious forms of candy 44 into which money may be deposited by a personremoving any article from the spaces '43 of the tray which is positionedwithin the compartment 37. V 7

"All of the drawers 20, 21, 34 and 35 are provide-d with keyperatedlocks 45 and each of thetrays 41 and 42 1s provided with a-lock 46; thebolt of each being adapted to engage through an opening 47 in flange 48immediately surrounding the openment37. The locks 46' of the trays .41and 42 also serve to lock either of the trays when within thecompartment 38. 130th ing the opening 49 of the top portion of thecasing directly infront of the compjart;

ends of the trays 41 and 42 areprovided 1 Iwith handles 50 by which"they may 'be freely pulled out ofthe compartments 37 and 38 when it-isdesired tointerchange the positions of said ftrays as above described.Thus it is obvious that even though the tray 41 is locked within thecompartment '37 that it is possible for a person to remove any of thesmall articlesfrom the "spaces 43 of the display tray and the money forthe small articles; can be dropped Within the -money cup 44. The'lowerdrawers'2O and 21 are particularly adapted for holding cigars and forthis reason I preferably provide a small'humidor 51 in the drawer 20 "tokeep the cigars in propercondition'; a portion of the moisture passingthrough perforations 52 the bottom 'of the drawer 21 and partition 19.

1 In the form or my invention showniin',

Figures 8 and 9 instead of having the trays inserted within the casingthrough openings in the end, a structure is "provided whereby one ofthetrays can be slippedwithin "the compartment 38 through the opening'49 and andthe moistureifrom thesamefis sufiicient 10 tion as indicatedby dot-and-dash lines after which it canfbe locked to the casing "bymeans of a lock 53 said lock being operated by a key inserted'throughthe'key hole 53" in the front 12. The structure is such "that the closedhood 16 after the tray "has been. inserted as above described preventsthe top of the tray from beingswung outwardly and the lock 53 preventsthe swinging of the tray at the'bottorn by an unauthorized per- Son 7 vn tion .55 of the other tray whtah'inthedis- It will he notedthat the"beveled portion s 54* of the back 54 of either of the trays whilewith'in the reserve compartment 38 extendsplay compartment 37 andfurthermore that i the be'veled portion 5 9-031? the tray'which iswithin the display compartment 37 is substantially. parallel withtheback 11 so that the trays within the casing actually overlap in both ofthe forms of my inventlon above described and thereby occupy a minimumamount of room and permit the back 11 to extend upwardly in a verticalplane. F urther than this, the articles within the spaces 43 of thedisplayed tray will be in a position capable of being readily liftedfrom the tray by a purchaser in view of the slant of the tray andportion 14; of the casing.

While I have described my invention as taking a particular form, it willbe understood that the various parts of my invention may be changedwithout departing from the spirit thereof, and hence I do not limitmyself to the precise construction set forth,

but considerthat I am at liberty to make such changes andalterations'asj fairly come within the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire toters Patent is: V-

1. A cabinet of the character described including a casing having aportion slanting toward its back providing a'slanting compartment open.at its front; a tray fitting said compartment; said casing providing areserve compartment to the rear of said first compartment and having aportion extend ing above the level of the bottom of said firstcompartment; and a tray fitting within said reserve compartment and ofsubstantially similar construction to said first tray where by saidtrays can be interchanged within said compartments.

2. A cabinet of the character described in- V cludinga casing having asubstantially vertical back and a front having a part extending at aslant upwardly toward said back,

said casingincluding a space providing an upwardly and rearwardlyslantingcompartment having an opening in said slanting portion of thefront; a tray fitting said com- 'partment, said tray having a backincluding secure by Let-,

a portion substantially parallel with said I slanting portion of thecasing and a beveled portion substantially parallel with said back, 0

said casing to the rear of said compartment having a space-provldlng areserve compartment including parts extending above and below the bottomof said first compartment; and a tray fitting said reservecompartmentand of substantially similar construction to said first tray, thebeveled portion of the permit saidtop end to be inserted under thesubstantially parallel with the upright back of the casing, the bottomend of said tray being shaped to be positioned over said ledge portionof the casing; and means for look ing the tray, in said position, to thecasing.

4. A casing including an upright back with a forwardly extending hood atits top and a slanting ledge portion below and forward of the top of thehood; and a removable tray having a beveled back adj acent: its

top end to permit said top end to be inserted; under the hood with thebeveled portion of the back substantially parallel with the upright backof the casing, thebottom end of said tray being substantiallyrectangular and adapted to be ing ledge portion.

In testimony whereof'I have signed my hood with the beveled portionofthe back I positioned over said slant- 1 name to this specification inthe presence of I two subscribing witnesses. V H s V THOMAS 1 TAYL R;

Witnesses: I

ANNA BENTON, 'CHAS. EaPo'rTs.

